deteriorate
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Bobker said it’s not a surprise that most major water agencies are rallying around these voluntary deals because it lets them continue largely “business-as-usual” operations while the ecosystem continues to deteriorate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
This is about how people express concern for young women whose bodies we’ve witnessed deteriorate on screen — and that they do at all.
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026
First, a supportive scaffold layer within the developing spine started to deteriorate.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
"Weather conditions are expected to deteriorate as the day progresses, so these hours are being used to battle the flames," she said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
But the situation with law enforcement continued to deteriorate.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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Balance naturally deteriorates as our eyesight, sense of touch, strength and vestibular systems decline.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
"As his health deteriorates, his protest gains traction and raises the political stakes for the government. How this unfolds remains to be seen."
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
Scientists at Stanford University have uncovered a major clue to why the brain deteriorates with age.
From Science Daily ● May 29, 2026
They fear a surge in nationalism that has shielded the government from criticism could give way to discontent if the economy deteriorates further.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
After death, the cadaver suddenly deteriorates: the internal organs, having been dead or partially dead for days, have already begun to dissolve, and a sort of shock-related meltdown occurs.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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In a phone interview, Jacob Poushter, the lead author of the recent Pew survey, points out that over time Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s image in the U.S. has also deteriorated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
He eventually hired a lawyer, but the relationship quickly deteriorated.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
After ups and downs, her condition deteriorated and she died on Aug. 9.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
His condition deteriorated so much he had to give up work as a borehole engineer.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
During this period my health has steadily deteriorated, I’ve been dizzy for about the past two months now….
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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Raman quickly shot back, saying she hears criticism of Bass from residents across the city who have had to contend with diminished services and deteriorating streets and sidewalks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
And Richard Blumenthal, another Democratic senator, said there were "widespread reports of shortages of basic supplies, water contamination, plumbing issues, deteriorating mental health, deck safety concerns" on the ship.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Funds managed by Ares, Golub and KKR reported increases this year in the number of borrowers on watch for deteriorating performance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Some retirees get to a point where their health is deteriorating or they are reaching very advanced ages and they can more clearly see what will be left after they die.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
Or was the whole fantastic episode merely the figment of a diseased imagination, his own, of a deteriorating mind, a rotting brain?
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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